Antitrust Division

Public Workshop: Most-Favored-Nation Clauses and Antitrust Enforcement and Policy

Workshop Information

On September 10, 2012, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held a joint public workshop on most-favored-nation clauses (MFNs). The workshop provided a forum for discussion of the evolution of economic and legal thinking on MFNs and their implications. The workshop featured panels discussing economic theories concerning MFNs and why they are used, the legal treatment of MFNs, and industry experiences with MFNs, among other topics.